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Tag Archives: phone hacking
Inforrm Law and Media Round Up: 28 November 2011
Last week was once again dominated by the Leveson Inquiry, with oral evidence from a variety of high profile figures: some famous for their role in entertainment and sport; others thrown into the limelight by traumatic circumstances. Read my full … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, media ethics, media law, phone hacking Tagged defamation, inforrm, leveson, phone hacking Leave a comment
Leveson Inquiry – follow the tweets live
And so begins day one of the formal Leveson Inquiry, in Court 73 at the Royal Courts of Justice. Proceedings will be streamed live from 10:30am today on the relaunched Leveson Inquiry website. The public can attend hearings although seating … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, courts, journalism, media law, newspapers, social media Tagged leveson inquiry, phone hacking, tweets, twitter Leave a comment
The sting of free expression: Forsskål, Rusbridger and Murdoch
“To this [civil] liberty, the greatest danger is always posed by those who are the most powerful in the country by dint of their positions, estate, or wealth. Not only can they easily abuse the power they hold, but also … Continue reading
Cleland Thom: Laws that can criminalise journalists
In this guest post, Cleland Thom, a media trainer, argues that there is a “frightening range” of English legislation that inhibits good journalism There is an increasing range of legislation that can criminalise journalists. The alleged law-breaking by journalists at … Continue reading
Posted in comment, guest post, media regulation, newspapers Tagged cleland thom, journalists, news international, phone hacking Leave a comment
Media law mop up: Hackgate the movie; courts data contracts; Mensch / Morgan spat
Interwoven in the phone hacking tapestry are numerous rivalries, arguments and personal battles. Louise Mensch MP and Piers Morgan ended up fighting it out on CNN last week, with Lord Sugar having his say too. BBC business correspondent Robert Peston … Continue reading
Posted in media law mop-up, media law resources Tagged courts data, louise mensch, phone hacking Leave a comment
Operation Motorman and its relevance to phone hacking fiasco
The Information Commissioner’s Operation Motorman and the subsequent reports, ‘What Price Privacy?’ and ‘What Price Privacy Now?’ are back in the news today despite being published in 2006. Why? Well, five years later, the BBC reports that police have asked … Continue reading
Media law mop up: Andy Hayman – 'Good god! Absolutely not. I can't believe you suggested that'
Another week consumed by phone hacking speculation and news. It’s very odd to see the story dominate the television and print headlines, when so many key developments were ignored by the majority of media outlets during 2009/10. Policeman turned columnist … Continue reading
Posted in media ethics, media law mop-up, media law resources, phone hacking Tagged andy hayman, media law, phone hacking 2 Comments
Media law mop up: Phone hacking – what else?
In July 2009 Nick Davies of the Guardian began to report new allegations of phone hacking at News of the World. Voicemail interception by the Sunday red-top wasn’t a new story, but these specific allegations were – despite the Press … Continue reading
Posted in media ethics, media law mop-up, media law resources, phone hacking Tagged news of the world, phone hacking 1 Comment
The role of the “public mood”
In my research I keep bumping up against the confusingly thorny – if woolly – issue of the “public interest”, a concept at the heart of media debates, the Leveson Inquiry and recent privacy and libel cases. There is surprisingly … Continue reading →